The unusual floaters were first spotted on Coogee Beach on Tuesday. Randwick City Council says preliminary test results from samples collected on Tuesday afternoon showed the balls were a ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – You might find yourself in a sticky situation this summer at some Texas beaches because naturally occurring tar balls have started washing up along the Gulf Coast again. “Tar ...

Sticky black blobs of oil are washing up on Texas' shorelines again. The tar balls are pieces of oil clumped together that are often remnants of oil spills but can also be created from natural seeps, ...

Authorities in New Jersey are investigating after they were notified of mysterious tar balls peppering the beaches of the Jersey Shore. The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), the New Jersey Department of ...

Tar balls have been washing ashore on Texas beaches, primarily in Cameron, Nueces and Matagorda counties. Authorities are monitoring the situation and investigating the source of the tar balls. Tar ...